颜色 (纹章学)

颜色（英语：Tincture、法语：Couleur）是纹章学的元素之一。纹章使用的颜色可大致分为金属色 （metals）、原色（colours）、毛皮纹样（furs）三种。后来加入了stains，其中毛皮纹样是图案，不是一般认知的单一颜色。^[1][2]

纹章学使用的主要颜色：第一行是金属色，第二行是原色，第三行是stains，第四行是非传统的纹章学用色

Ermine是纹章学的一种毛皮纹样

在中世纪欧洲，纹章的本来目的是为了便于在战场上识别身披盔甲的人物。为了在远方亦能识别人物，以往纹章能使用的颜色非常有限。

参见

纹章颜色规则

参考文献

1. Neubecker (1977), pp. 86–87
2. Slater (2003), p. 72

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